Clerestory Notes

Welcome . . .    Last update - October 23, 2024          

Clerestory Notes features original musical and textual resources and reflections for worship planners, liturgists, and individuals, and is a gathering space for anyone interested in these things and in contemplating the intersections of worship, liturgy, faith, and culture.

The Season of Pentecost --
    We are now in the longest season of the Christian
    year which stretches from the first Sunday after the
    Day of Pentecost until Christ the King Sunday in late
    November. In contrast to the more specifically focused
    seasons from Advent through Eastertide, the season of 
    Pentecost is an extended period of several months when
    the Church studies and reflects on the ways in which
    God's people walk and live, in all aspects of our lives,
    under the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit. 

    This season has sometimes been called "the season of
    Church," because in it we grapple with questions like:
    What does it mean to be the Church? How do we live
    together in community? How ought we to live in the
    world? What does church structure look like? How do
    we follow Jesus' example in ministry? What does
    covenant relationship with God, and with one another,
    really look like? How, and why, do we worhip? And
    what does worship look like in our daily lives?

   
Resources for the Seaon of Pentecost -- 
      Liturgies, reflections, readings, music suggestions,
       prayers, and more are here to aid in worship
      preparation, individual devotions, and contemplation
      as we seek to live our lives, continually, as followers
      of Christ.

Advance Planning for the Season of Light --
      The liturgy collection, The Four Sundays of Advent,
      Year C, is now available in the Liturgy Folio!